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RSS![Scene from practical rescue and survival training at sea, ©Rok Sorta](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-04/Scene-from-practical-rescue-and-survival-training-at-sea.jpg?itok=GzR-enYf)
With a little less than 50 km of coastline, fishers in Slovenia often need to be able to diversify. This is why the maritime school of Portorož partnered with local fishers and Istra fisheries local action group to launch an EU-funded training programme “Be a fisher!”,
![Emily T. Griffiths and Jacob Tougaard, Aarhus University, on board the research vessel Aurora, holding one of the recording devices used for the monitoring.©Ecoscience, Aarhus University, 2021](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/Emily-and-Jacob-research-vessel-Aurora.jpg?itok=MpcV6ucR)
Re-routing shipping lanes is one way to reduce the effects of underwater noise on the marine environment. Until now, ocean scientists have not been able to study how large-scale diversions of this kind might affect noise levels or marine life.
![Detail of hands showing microplastics on the beach ©David Pereiras/stock.adobe.com](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/AdobeStock_269097019-microplastics_1.jpg?itok=2YbAMP2o)
Knowing where marine litter comes from is fundamental to achieve a healthy marine environment. And this is exactly what the Finnish EU-funded RoskatPois! (LitterAway!) project set out to do.
![Port of Vigo, Spain](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Photo_Port_Vigo_fromFilm.jpg?itok=jmv7ut12)
PuertAlMar, which translates as 'gateway to the sea', is a project that shows how human activities and thriving biodiversity can coexist in ports. It also shows how the carbon footprint of ports can be reduced.
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Nobody wants to eat a fish gone bad, and so quality control is key to ensure freshness. Normally this is done by an experienced veterinarian looking at fish samples. The EU-funded FRESQO project has developed a prototype for a revolutionary automated tool that can improve this process, and so help
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The most common technique in the world of food packaging is single-use plastic films. With a little help from the EU, the SeaFilm food packaging project aims to create a substitute for single-use plastic film in conserving frozen fish.
![New electric boat in the Albufera lagoon ©GALP Gandia Albufera](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/Boat-in-the-water-with-people-green-sailing.jpg?itok=Eq1KvTeq)
Greening maritime shipping is a major objective of the European Green Deal. The objective of moving away from fossil fuels and reducing CO2 emissions is not only being sought at political level.
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At the start of the century the Ria Formosa lagoon in southern Portugal was home to the biggest seahorse population in the world. Only two decades later, the situation has changed dramatically, and seahorse numbers have fallen by more than 90%. HIPPOSAVE is an action plan for the recovery and
![Ocean Leaves project](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/Ocean-leaves_Meyler.jpg?itok=LEo-HkT2)
Ocean Leaves harnesses the natural benefits of algae to produce a range of products for the domestic gardening and agricultural sectors. Ocean Leaves’ products act as 'bio-stimulants' that can help to regulate and enhance the physiological processes of plants,
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Fishers can lack the necessary time to follow the ever evolving societal needs and legislative evolutions in fisheries. In the Netherlands, the Vistikhetmaar (“I fish I knew”) project set up a website to provide fishers and fishing academies with a “one-stop shop” presenting tailor-made,